What is stalking
Stalking is the constant re-occurrence of unwanted communication and and interactions with another person. Some examples of ways people stalk is, telephone calls, emails, letters, face to face visits, internet via Myspace and Facebook etc. Stalking can also mean taking unwanted pictures of a person or to watch where the live and work and what they do in their day to day lives.
Why people stalk
Alot of times stalking has no criminal intent. In most cases stalking occurs because the stalker is upset and either wants to repair an old relationship or try and begin a new one. In most celebrity case the stalker has an obsession with the person and does not know how to cope with the obsession or in some cases there is a financial gain from stalking the person.
Statistics
Statistics from the National Violence Against Women Survey
- 1 in 12 women are stalked
- every year about a million women are stalked
- women are three times more likely to be stalked in a year than men
- most stalkers are male
